Hull City midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath escaped uninjured after rolling his Mercedes-Benz on Millhouse Woods Lane in Cottingham on Thursday morning, marking the second vehicular incident involving a club player on the same narrow road in less than a month, according to Yahoo Sports.
Humberside Police confirmed that emergency services responded to a single-vehicle collision at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time on October 1, 2026. Photographs circulating on social media showed the player’s vehicle resting on its side along the residential route, which provides the primary access to the Premier League club’s training facility. Both the club and emergency services confirmed that no one was injured in the crash.
The incident mirrors a remarkably similar accident that occurred on September 11, 2026, when summer signing Sorba Thomas overturned his Land Rover Defender on its roof along the exact same stretch of road. While Thomas also walked away completely unscathed, the back-to-back mishaps have brought renewed scrutiny to the safety conditions surrounding the club’s training ground access route.
Local councillor Phil Redshaw previously raised concerns regarding vehicle speeds on Millhouse Woods Lane, noting that he had written to the club secretary following Thomas’s crash to request that staff and incoming players exercise greater caution. According to Hull Daily Mail, local residents had reported several near misses on the narrow thoroughfare prior to the latest accidents.
On the pitch, Sergej Jakirović’s side has enjoyed a promising start to the Premier League campaign following their promotion, sitting eighth in the table with eight points from their opening five fixtures. Gourna-Douath and Thomas both arrived over the summer to bolster the squad.
Hull City released a brief institutional statement acknowledging the social media footage and confirming the player’s safety. The Tigers are scheduled to return to competitive action on October 11, 2026, when they host Everton at the MKM Stadium following the international break, before traveling to face Fulham.